Katseye: Pretty Girls in a Beautiful Mess
If you’re not watching Katseye, you’re behind. Katseye’s second ep, Beautiful Chaos, is exactly what it promises: loud, unpredictable, and addictive in its mess. Beautiful Chaos isn’t just a five-track EP, it’s a moodboard of what Gen-z is craving right now: genreless sound, raw attitude and just enough chaos to keep it interesting.
This isn’t polished pop. It’s the sound of six gen-z girls figuring it out in real time, and honestly? that’s the appeal. Across five genre-blending tracks, Katseye gives us heartbreak, rage, girlhood, and identity—drenched in autotune, eyeliner, and a bit of brat energy. Katseye isn’t trying to be perfect. They’re trying to be real and in a world that’s photoshopped and filtered to death, that’s the real flex.
Gen-z doesn’t want perfection, they want honesty. Beautiful Chaos gives them just that. Beautiful Chaos isn’t perfect and that’s the point. Katseye is experimenting in real-time, and gen z sees themselves in that process. The mistakes, the genre-hopping, the hyperpop noise, the dreamy spanish verses. It’s all part of the mess and we love this beautiful mess.
Katseye sings in english and spanish, mixes hyperpop with r&b, and flips the idea of what a girl group should be. They’re not here to fit into a box. They’re making their own persona. From the hyperpop chaos of “Gnarly” to the telenovela fantasy of “Gabriela,” this project is messy in the most charming way. Let's talk about the tracks now. My personal obsession? “M.I.A.”
1. Gnarly
It's a hyperpop punch in the face. “gnarly” opens the ep like a glitter bomb of rage and glitchy synths. It’s bratty, chaotic, and the first song that made people actually stop scrolling
2. Gabriela
It's a telenovela realness. Charli xcx co-wrote this one and it shows. Glossy production, drama, heartbreak, and a spanish bridge that literally transcends.
3. Gameboy
It's a cute, synth-heavy track that plays with 2000s nostalgia. It’s probably the lightest song on the ep. It’s cute, but safe.
4. Mean Girls
This one snuck up on me. Soft r&b vibes, a bit of melancholy, and that lyric: “god bless the t-girls and all the in-between girls.” This moment alone makes the song unforgettable. It’s not loud, but it’s loud in message. Queer kids heard that and felt seen. no rainbow capitalism, no noise—just love. It’s not a trend, it’s solidarity and coming from a global girl group? Huge!!!
5. M.I.A.
My favorite song on the EP. It’s not a breakup song, it's a rebirth anthem. It's danceable, layered, and a little cold in the best way. For me if the whole project was m.i.a. energy, it’d be pop domination.
Chaos is the language and i'm here for it.
xo, T